LA217-6-AU-CO:
German and Professional Skills I
2024/25
Language and Linguistics
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 13 December 2024
15
14 May 2024
Requisites for this module
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This module is intended for students of all departments with an outside option in their course structure, leading from no knowledge in German to a level equivalent to CEFR A1.1. Students will acquire fundamental language skills in German alongside a specific focus on professional skills such as summarising and reporting, filtering written and spoken material for essentials, business communication, giving simple professional oral presentations in German.
Students will develop an understanding of the working environment and cultural background in German speaking countries. They will obtain the tools to enhance their employability via transferable skills, work on sample cover letters for applications and their CV in German and their German LinkedIn profile.
The aims of this module are:
- To enable students to acquire initial basic German language skills equivalent to CEFR A1.1.
- To enable students to develop essential skills for the job market.
- To provide students with an introduction to business German.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Read and write business related texts and undertake application writing and CV writing for the German job and placement market.
- Demonstrate oral presentation skills in German, summarising and reporting on written material,
- Create presentation material using their own ideas.
- Demonstrate listening skills in German via filtering and summarising essential content from authentic German audio and video material. Part of this is decision making regarding relevant information based on task analysis.
- Demonstrate intercultural awareness relevant for business environments in German speaking countries.
- Link their academic knowledge with practical employability skills.
In addition to all the above, students at Level 6 (Final Year) will be expected to:
- Analyse, reflect and comment on similarities and differences, including uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge.
- Demonstrate transferable skills for the job market, such as analysing, summarising, reporting, presenting and communication skills, initiative, confidence and intercultural understanding.
No additional information available.
This module will be delivered via:
- 3 weekly contact hours plus 5 hours self-study.
Students are expected to undertake the reading before classes and be prepared to engage in discussion.
Students are expected to prepare and deliver a ten-minute role play or presentation at the end of the module.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Additional coursework information
Assessment via one short written class test and one oral assessment e.g., role play in a business setting or oral presentation.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
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No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
* Please note: due to differing publication schedules, items marked with an asterisk (*) base their information upon the previous academic year.
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